Track And Field

INDIANAPOLIS – Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat will attempt to make history when he competes in the legendary Wanamaker Mile on Friday, January 29, at the 103rd Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 2007 World Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion, Lagat won his seventh Wanamaker …

BOSTON (Dec. 15) ‰ÛÓ Ethiopia’s double Olympic Champion Tirunesh Dibaba will be among the headliners at the 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Feb. 6, organizers announced today. Tickets for the 15th annual Olympic-styled event are on sale now at www.BostonIndoorGames.com  or by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC. Dibaba, nicknamed the “baby face …

USATF announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees INDIANAPOLIS – Some of the greatest athletes of their generations, including track & field legends Joetta Clark Diggs, Andre Phillips, Randy Williams and Willie Steele, are joined by coach Dr. Ken Foreman as the 2009 inductees into the National Track & Field Hall …

Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Interviews INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field announced on Tuesday that Joetta Clark Diggs, Andre Phillips, Randy Williams, Willie Steele and Dr. Ken Foreman have been elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. Below are recent interviews with the living inductees. …

Team USA ready to compete at World Championships in Berlin INDIANAPOLIS – Reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USA …

Page numero uno of the 4-page Track section in the July/August issue of NER. The Pre Classic in Eugene Oregon on June 7 opened with field events 15 minutes before going live for two hours on NBC and, as they say, there’s nothing like being there‰ÛÓespecially when ‘there’ is hallowed …

Yoder Begley sets Hayward Field record at USA Outdoor Championships EUGENE, Ore – Amy Yoder Begley, Galen Rupp and Ashton Eaton thrilled their hometown crowd during the opening day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. The final event of the …

Felix, Stuczynski, Powell & Fraser added to 2009 Reebok Grand Prix Lineup   Two-time Olympic Games women’s 200m silver medalist Allyson Felix, 2008 Olympic women’s pole vault silver medalist Jenn Stuczynski, along with Jamaican sprint stars Asafa Powell and Shelly-Ann Fraser, will compete May 30 at the 2009 Reebok Grand …

Fernandez named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS – German Fernandez has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after placing 11th Saturday at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan.   A two-time U.S. Junior Cross Country …

Indoor Visa Championship Series ratings up 22 percent on ESPN INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field’s signature series of events, the Indoor Visa Championship Series, in 2009 saw a huge increase in ratings for its ESPN shows as well as a significant bump in ratings for the USA Indoor Track …